Skip to main content

The Urban Challenge ...

Its like a Reality show without the smarmy host.Where: Boston

When: Saturday, June 18, 2005
  • What: Unique urban adventure!
  • Who: 2-person teams on foot — grab a friend!
  • How: Take photos of yourselves at each checkpoint
  • How: Solve clever clues to find unmarked checkpoint locations
  • How: Solve clues with any means necessary: call friends, use the Internet, trade with other teams, ask folks on the street…
  • How: Trivia Challenge at start of race determines order — savviest teams get a head start.
  • Why: National champions win $50,000 cash!
  • More Info: Learn more about Urban Challenge
I’d love to do this but I’ll be away. Just thought I’d share the info with everyone. Someone might like to go. If you are interested in doing this leave a comment and maybe some folks here will hook up and become a team.

Popular posts from this blog

Review: Lumibricks Izakaya Building ...

The folks from Lumibricks sent me their latest building set, the Izakaya for free to build and review. Opinions are 100% my own. I've built a few sets from Lumibricks (formerly FunWhole) in the past and they are really fun and interesting. The photo above is of the Izakaya and also The Apartment. they are both part of a Cyberpunk theme called Neoncity. At this time there are also two additional buildings that you can build and add to this whole theme, the Game Stack and the Floating Train Station. The great things about these sets is that they light up. As you build you are also adding lights and wires and ways to illuminate the amazing build. Once you're done building you fire up some power and the lights blaze up. With Neoncity sets you get some incredible Nenon effects light signs and even neon tube lights. That is one of the coolest things about these sets is how the lights are incorporated into the build. Some very innovative bricks were made in order to thread the wiring...

2025 Family Ornament ...

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #02515 We put our tree up the other day and I had already bought the 2025 Hallmark Keepsake ornament for our yearly family photo ornament. I love these ornaments on the tree. We have them from 2005 to now.

Christmas Tree Is Up ...

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #02510 Yesterday we put up the trees and today we decided to decorate the tree after dinner. Our tree is now mostly our family photo ornaments. We have a bunch of ornaments but with over 20 years of family photo ornaments it look like the predominant ornament type that we'll see. We did get a 2025 Hallmark one as well and I have to select this year's photo.